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June 8, 2021 1:12 p.m.

Far-right Idaho Republicans battle to control party, state

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight. It would be a place where they can outlaw all abortions, dictate what is taught in schools, have complete say over public health rules and gun laws, and take control of federal public lands, which make up more than 60% of the state.

June 8, 2021 10:27 a.m.

Pipeline CEO: Ransom payment 'hardest decision' of career

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware said Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do after an attack that prompted

June 8, 2021 10:09 a.m.

Civil rights leaders don't budge key senator on voting bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin was unswayed Tuesday by civil rights leaders who implored him to rethink his opposition to a sprawling election bill that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said is crucial to countering a “Republican assault on our democracy."

June 8, 2021 10:09 a.m.

Deep-red Idaho sees growing clash between GOP and far right

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight. It would be a place where they can outlaw all abortions, dictate what is taught in schools, have complete say over public health rules and gun laws, and take control of federal public lands, which make up more than 60% of the state.

June 8, 2021 9:03 a.m.

French leader Macron slapped in face on visit to small town

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France.

June 8, 2021 7:30 a.m.

Pipeline CEO: Ransom payment among my 'toughest decisions'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month told senators on Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do to bring an end to fuel shortages affecting much of the eastern United States, even as authorities have discouraged such payments.

June 8, 2021 7:03 a.m.

NRA's gun rights message not slowed by legal, money troubles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals have cheered the highly public legal and financial jeopardy ensnaring the National Rifle Association, seeing the gun lobby's potential demise as the path to stricter firearms laws.

June 8, 2021 7:03 a.m.

Senate report details broad failures around Jan. 6 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate investigation of

June 8, 2021 7:03 a.m.

French leader Macron is slapped during visit to small town

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped Tuesday in the face by a man during a visit to a small town in southeast France.

June 8, 2021 4:30 a.m.

AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands

SEATTLE (AP) — Leroy Pascubillo missed his daughter’s first step, her first word and countless other precious milestones. After being born addicted to heroin, she had been placed with a foster family, and he anxiously counted the days between their visits as he tried to regain custody. But because of the pandemic, the visits dwindled and went virtual, and all he could do was watch his daughter — too young to engage via computer — try to crawl through the screen.

June 8, 2021 3:30 a.m.

NRA's gun rights message lingers despite legal, money woes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals have cheered the highly public legal and financial jeopardy ensnaring the National Rifle Association, seeing the gun lobby's potential demise as the path to stricter firearms laws.

June 8, 2021 3:30 a.m.

US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it has identified more than 3,900 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump's

June 8, 2021 3:03 a.m.

Biden to launch task force on bottlenecks in supply chains

WASHINGTON (AP) — After

June 8, 2021 2:39 a.m.

Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate investigation of

June 8, 2021 1:05 a.m.

Prisoner in Quincy murders case may be released early

A man sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering a Quincy couple in 1997 is on track to be released soon, after serving less than half his sentence, as the Department of Corrections Indeterminate Sentence Review Board deemed him eligible.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for 'crude' remarks at accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude and disrespectful” remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape because he made the comments while he was president, U.S. Justice Department lawyers told an appeals court late Monday.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers on June 6, 1944, landing on the Nazi-occupied Normandy shore.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Jails emptied in the pandemic. Should they stay that way?

It wasn’t long after Matthew Reed shoplifted a $63 set of sheets from a Target in upstate New York that

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion in assault on state Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker faces being expelled from office after a video emerged apparently showing him choreographing how he would let far-right protesters into the closed Oregon Capitol days before he did so in December.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

US senators promise vaccines for Taiwan amid China row

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of President Joe Biden's move to share tens of millions of jabs globally, three American senators said Sunday, after the self-ruled island complained that China is hindering its efforts to secure vaccines as it battles an outbreak.